disfigured
past simple and past participle ofdisfigure
| 单词 | disfigured |
| 释义 | disfigured past simple and past participle ofdisfigure disfigure verb[T] uk/dɪsˈfɪɡ.ər/us/dɪsˈfɪɡ.jɚ/tospoiltheappearanceof something or someone,especiallytheirface,completely: She washorriblydisfigured byburns. Thispartof theoldtownhas been disfigured byuglynewbuildings. Synonyms blemish deface to spoil something
Destroying and demolishing
Examplesofdisfigureddisfigured In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. What we witness here is that as the land is worked into ' ' hoed rows ' ' it becomes adisfiguredpoetic landscape of exchange and use values. From theCambridge English Corpus Upon convection, the resulting disturbances dramaticallydisfiguredthe cavity surface, thus negating the original purpose. From theCambridge English Corpus She has had significant emotional suffering due to social isolation and the stigma of cancer, and feelsdisfiguredas a result of bilateral mastectomy. From theCambridge English Corpus Every one was twisted or swollen ordisfiguredin some strange way. From theCambridge English Corpus Discussing ' ' athletes ' ' as ' ' athletes, ' ' let alone as ' ' celebrities, ' ' in the early nineteenth century leaves the book's first chapterdisfiguredby anachronism. From theCambridge English Corpus The continual fighting and dying, the mountingdisfiguredbodies of comrades, the sleeplessness and fatigue, the emotional stress, all had taken their toll on the combatants. From theCambridge English Corpus One has only to go to the town to realise that it now is beingdisfiguredby industrial dereliction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Recent comment has beendisfiguredby a good deal of misinformation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is quite true that the planet isdisfiguredby tyrannies and acts of injustice of many kinds and in many places. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The provision of community care isdisfiguredby demarcation disputes between health authorities and social service departments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Frequently they are life threatening or leave the victim permanentlydisfiguredand injured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Already the skyline of our houses and terraces isdisfiguredby a proliferation of miscellaneous ironmongery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The only thing which hasdisfiguredthe debate has been the personal attacks made upon him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was found to be practically impossible to specify the actual landscape which would bedisfigured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Conversely, if the old penalties and dismemberments which havedisfiguredpeace treaties in the past are repeated the chances of re-aggression will be increased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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